THE GOLDILOCKS PRINCIPLE

I grew up believing that my hometown of Annapolis, Maryland was the “Land of Pleasant Living”.  And a lot of people I know around ye olde Crabtowne still think the Chesapeake is the best place on earth to live. 

I have traveled far and wide, so I now know better.   Places like San Diego or Barcelona have ideal climates where it’s sunny and seventy-five year round.  While here in Maryland it’s a land of extremes.  Between July and August it’s too hot & humid to do anything other than Schvitz.  In addition, the Bay is teeming with jelly fish in the summer and the water is funky warm, so swimming is pretty much out.  And in winter, which stretches brutally from late November to early May, it’s cold and dreary, like Transylvania. So, do the math. Annapolis is almost uninhabitable for about seven months of the year. 

Spring and Fall are heavenly in Annapolis — though, in truth, the same could be said about most of America by varying degrees. 

And that’s why I have spent the last two winters in Florida.  As a retiree it’s a no brainer. 

But I am still trying to work out how to escape the crab pot Annapolis summers.  Lately, I’ve been searching for the Goldilocks Solution, a fun place to land where it’s not too hot in the summer, that will complement my South Florida winter getaway where it’s not too cold in the winter. Oh, and I need water where I can swim too. 

Inna and I explored the Lake Erie area last summer and Cleveland and Buffalo were fun and quite refreshing. 

And then, there’s Europe.  Germany in August sounds intriguing.